Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Manatee Mania in K-1
Hi everyone,
We celebrated manatees in class today as the endangered species that they are. We made our own class manatee mobile and attempted some manatee poetry. Enjoy!
Mr.Marc
Homeroom Teacher
K-1
My
Manatee
Manatees
are animals
That
don't live in the zoo.
They
like living outside in the wild swamps.
They
live with all different types of animals.
They
take a deep breath before they go in water
And
they swim very fast.
By
Denise
Charles
The Manatee
Sometimes
Charles is kind of shy.
He
has flippers.
He lies under the water in Florida.
Did you know I was born there.
By
Caylee
How
the Manatees Eat
Manatees
swim slowly among the swamps, munching plants.
They
are an endangered species
Because their
enemies like a shark or a whale might come and eat them.
By
Iman
Manatees
are Big
They
swim fast
Because
they glide through the water.
They're
very big.
By
Madel
The
Ugly Manatee
The
ugly manatee swims everywhere
With
his Uncle Poco.
They
swim in the ocean.
Then
a crocodile came.
They
swam away home so they could eat.
Uncle
Poco and the manatee were best friends forever.
By
Joshua
Emmmmmm
Manatee
They're
dangerous because they look scary.
They
look green in pictures.
They're
not so hairy,
But
it looks like something scratched their nose.
By
Tendresse
Manatees
I
would like to see manatees swimming in the water,
When
it's warmer.
I
like to see animals swim.
By
Vallie
Expected Visit from Tara and Tofo for the Culmination of ' The Animals' Unit in class.
January
23, 2013
Mr.
Marc's dogs,Tara and Tofo, might be coming to class for the 'Animals' unit as a culminating ceremony.
I
want them to come because they are nice and I want to play and swim
with them.
Madel,
age 5
I want Tara to come because I can pet her and walk her and give her treats.
Tendresse,
age 7
I want Tara to come because I can walk her and pet her, even though it's kind of hard to walk her.
Iman,
age 6
I want Tara and Tofo to come because I like them and they're cute. I like walking them and giving them treats.
Denise,
age 6½
I want Tara and Tofo to come to class because they play.
Joshua,
age 7
Some day in the summer, I want to swim with them.
Caylee,
age 7
I want them to come because I like them playing.
Vallie,
age 5½
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
What's Been Going in the K-1 class this week
Hey everyone,
Thanks for tuning in. Below are a few excerpts of what has happened in our class over the week and upcoming events in the K-1 class over the course of the week.
We have been visiting the garden daily and expanding the lots to include more mint and other vegetables including lettuce, onions and pumpkins. Pictures from the garden will soon follow.
On Monday, January 25, which also happened to be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrated the second term of Barack Obama's administration with painting two canvases of the president and one of Martin Luther King. They were monochromatic renditions of both. We read stories of what it was like during Martin Luther King Jr.'s time and thought that our multicultural class and international school might not have existed in the same light. We have yet to decide where to hang the two paintings.
Today, after a story on the endangered species of the earth as part of our 'Animals' unit, we read a story about manatees and we decided to make some manatee mobiles to be hung in the class as part of our unit. Later when they are finished, we'll write some manatee poetry and hopefully post it to this blog. Stay tuned.
Over and out,
Mr.Marc
Homeroom Teacher for K-1
Thanks for tuning in. Below are a few excerpts of what has happened in our class over the week and upcoming events in the K-1 class over the course of the week.
We have been visiting the garden daily and expanding the lots to include more mint and other vegetables including lettuce, onions and pumpkins. Pictures from the garden will soon follow.
On Monday, January 25, which also happened to be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrated the second term of Barack Obama's administration with painting two canvases of the president and one of Martin Luther King. They were monochromatic renditions of both. We read stories of what it was like during Martin Luther King Jr.'s time and thought that our multicultural class and international school might not have existed in the same light. We have yet to decide where to hang the two paintings.
Today, after a story on the endangered species of the earth as part of our 'Animals' unit, we read a story about manatees and we decided to make some manatee mobiles to be hung in the class as part of our unit. Later when they are finished, we'll write some manatee poetry and hopefully post it to this blog. Stay tuned.
Over and out,
Mr.Marc
Homeroom Teacher for K-1
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Thoughts of The Garden
K-1 Stories for the
Class Blog
My
favorite plant in the garden is the tomato plant because my favorite color is
red.
Madel
Kindergarten
My
favorite plant in our garden is the carrot because it has good tasting
flavor.
Caylee
Grade
One
My
favorite plant in the garden is carrots because it's sweet.
Salma
Kindergarten
How Does Your Garden
Grow
This
is what we do in the garden. First of all, we water the soil. Then we
turn the soil to make fresh soil and pull out the old weeds and dead plants. This is called weeding. After that,
we plant different vegetables and plants. Then we water the plants so they can grow. Sometimes, more weeds grow with the vegetables but
we pick the bad grass out.
Denise
Grade
One
The
Two Princesses That Became Queens
Once
upon a time, there was an evil queen. One day, she gave birth to
twins. When the babies grew up, they became princesses. Their names
were Kenza and Faza and they were twins. While gardening in the
flower beds of the royal garden, they lost their shoes in the mud. Two princes happened
to be visiting the castle that day and found their shoes. They liked the
shoes so much that they decided to ask the owners of the shoes to the
Royal Ball. First of all, they asked the queen if the shoes were
hers. The queen said that they were but when she tried them on, they
did not fit.
The
princes asked if there was anyone else in the castle who might fit the beautiful shoes, so they looked
around. Then, they found the princesses in the royal garden. The
princes wanted to see if the shoes fitted the princesses, so the
princesses tried them on. They fitted both of them, so the princes declared that the princesses would accompany them to the Royal ball.
After the Royal Ball was finished, they became the new queens of the
land when they married the princes and the old queen left the country
and her kingdom behind in shame.
Iman
Grade
One
What We did In The
Garden
When
we planted the garden at school, we planted carrots, tomatoes,
cabbage and basil. The garden started growing, so we were able to
take some basil home and we planted it at home in a pot beside our garden. I watered the basil at home every day after school and even when I woke
up in the morning. I would like to grow cucumber next.
Tendresse
Grade
One
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